Costco Birthday Sheet Cakes

My son's birthday is approaching. I need to get a cake that can feed about 50 people. Has anyone tried the birthday cakes from Costco? What kind/flavor would you recommend? The yellow cake with cheesecake filling was on the Saveur 100 a few years ago.

I've had a couple of them. We got the carrot one for a birthday and it was also very good. Are they the best cakes I've ever had? No. But they are good, and I would definitely recommend them, especially if you need cake for 50 for a child's birthday. They are a really good value, and they will decorate it for you and everything.

They are perfectly adequate. Not great, like a Jewel cake (about which the older folks in my extended family rave ) only bigger and likely cheaper. Great for a kids birthday party, something to bring to an office party, etc.

very hard to beat for $15.99 (..ish)
I don't even think I could bake from scratch for less that that...

They're definitely the best compared to any Jewel or Dominick's. I like the triple chocolate combination, myself.

The carrot cake with apricot mousse and cream cheese frosting is also very good.

I agree the Costco cakes are very good-- much better than other supermarket cakes. There is one with a strawberry cream or cannoli-type filling that is very tasty.

Costco cakes are decent, especially for the price, and ammount of people they can feed.

Costco cakes made Saveur top #100.

They're pretty good. I've only had one kind though (white cake, white frosting, cream cheese filling). It was very rich. Oh wait, I had a second one at Burt's - also delish.

Saint Pizza wrote:Costco cakes made Saveur top #100.

For the price Costco Cakes are ever so much better than they have to be. No gummy mouth coating cheap shortening, decent amount of filling and decorated to your specifications. $16.99 with strawberry mousse filling, cake for 40, a really great deal.

Hi,

I've bought several Costco cakes for various public functions. I was even more impressed when I contacted a bakery who quoted a similar cake at $65. It made for a very easy decision on what do to.

There is quite a bit of design options in their list, but not all are seen on the book on the public side. They have a more extensive design book behind the counter, which is available to check upon request.

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:There is quite a bit of design options in their list, but not all are seen on the book on the public side. They have a more extensive design book behind the counter, which is available to check upon request.

oooh! Good to know! Thank you.

Yes Costco sheet cakes are about the only viable option price wise. I've done the research and bakery cakes are very costly. The Costco cakes are perfectly fine. I'd recommend them. I prefer the plain yellow cake with frosting or strawberry or lemon filling.

A couple of other things in their favor:

1) Buttercream frosting (though that is pretty tough to clean off little kids, as we realized at our little one's first birthday party)

2) Doesn't taste as chemically as supermarket cakes

3) Easy pick-up. They'll have the cake ready in a refrigerator for you, so all you do is show up, grab it, and head to the check out. Saves a bit of time/trouble.

Hi,

I recently purchased a Costco carrot cake with apricot mouse filling and cream cheese frosting. I used it as a decorative centerpiece at a restaurant luncheon. By the time the cake was served, it was at room temperature. The flavor was terrific and the frosting was pleasantly soft. Everyone present was impressed the cake cost $19.50 with tax.

Not only would I do it again, about 25 other people were taking notes and making plans.

Regards,

G Wiv wrote:For the price Costco Cakes are ever so much better than they have to be.

Same price, same type of cake, another wonderful year. And, yes, that is 99 years young on the cake, I hope I am posting a picture of her 100 birthday cake next year.

I had my first slice of Costco cake at a baptism celebration this past weekend. When I first saw the boxed cake, I was ready to skip out without trying a piece, as it looked like a typical supermarket cake - which are a travesty, a crime against baked goods. So I was very surprised by the cake. It was the white cake with cheesecake filling and buttercream frosting, simple and tasty. Now that I know, I will be bringing my special-occasion cake needs to Costco instead of a pricey bakery!